Client Server, A client makes requests to the server for data and connections. A server controls access and security to one shared file store. A server manages access to the internet, shared printers and email services, Peer-to-peer network, All computers are equal, Wireless access point, A networking hardware device that allows a Wi-Fi device to connect to a wired network.”, Router, Sends data between networks. It is needed to connect a local area network to a wide area network., Switch, Sends data between computers on a local area network, NIC, A computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network, Transmission media, Twisted copper cable, fibre optic etc., DNS, The Internet’s equivalent of a phone book, Hosting, Websites stored on dedicated servers, The Cloud, Remote servers that store data that can be accessed over the internet, Encryption, Encoding readable data called plaintext into unreadable data called ciphertext, IP Address, A unique string of numbers separated by full stops that identifies each computer using the Internet Protocol, Protocol, A set of rules that allow two devices to communicate, MAC Address, A unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications at the data link layer of a network segment

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